Asia Collection (page 5)

China Yankee Imperialist
Representatives of the Chinese people, including a soldier, a sailor and an airman, drive Yankee imperialists out of Korea

Persian Psaltery
Ancient Persian stringed instrument similar to the European psaltery

Geisha Picking Flowers
A geisha picking flowers

Palestian Rebellion / 1936
At Nablus, Palestinians rebel against British mandate

Israeli Orange Grove / 30S
Israeli Orange grove, Palestine. Date: 1930s

Eating with Chopsticks
Japanese politicians enjoying a meal using chopsticks, in the canteen of the new parliamentary buildings in Tokyo

Racial / Thailand 19C
A King, Queen, Prince, and Buddhist priest

Racial / Asia / Korea 1910
Korean washerwomen by the riverside

Map / Asia / Jerusalem 14C
Map of Jerusalem during Ibn Batutas travels

MAP / ASIA C1877
Map of Asia

MAP / ASIA 1827
Map of Asia

Racial / Lebanese Women
Drusian women of the Lebanon grinding corn

Indian Potters Wheel
A Indian potter moulding a vase or jug at his wheel, with assorted dishes, made earlier, all around him

India-Africa Trade
Trading vessels leaving India to trade with Africa

Map / Asia / East Indies
India and its neighbours : note that Burma is named India beyond the Ganges

Opium Wars / Arrow
Chinese officials arrest the crew of the British ship Arrow as pirates sparking off the war

Events / Asia / Afghanistan
Tur Khum Gardens near Landikhana, showing the boundary line between Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier Province

SE Asia, bare-breasted young woman doing her hair
Vintage 19th century photograph: south east Asia, bare-breasted young woman with a mirror, doing her hair

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman with mirrors
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

China c. 1880s - White Stag temple near Amoy Xiamen
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - White Stag temple near Amoy Xiamen

Siam Thailand, wives of king Mongkut, Rama IV
1860s South East Asia - Siam Thailand, wives of king Mongkut

Men with Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis swollen limbs
c.1890s South East Asia - group of men with Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis and swollen limbs

Philippines - Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons
c.1890s South East Asia - Philippines - member of the Gaddang or Gaddane tribe with weapons

c. 1880s India - group of hill people
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - hill people

c. 1880s India - woman beggar and children
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - beggar woman and children

Brothels in the Yoshiwara pleasure district of Tokyo, Japan
Brothels in Yoshiwara pleasure district Tokyo, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Bare-breasted tea house girls, geishas, relaxing, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Young women taking bath at home, late 19thc. Japan
Young women taking a bath at home, late 19th century Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Meeting of Lord Clive Mir Jafar after Battle of Plassey Meeting of Lord Clive
Meeting of Lord Clive with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, Bengal, India. 1757

Woman of Manila, on the island of Luzon, the Philippines. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Munshi Abdul Karim, Queen Victorias Indian Secretary. 1892

Shocking result of binding girls feet, China, East Asia
The shocking result of binding girls feet in China, East Asia, meaning that in adult life the woman cannot walk properly, but only hobble. Date: 1922

Sea Dayak girls, Sarawak, Borneo, SE Asia
A group of Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban girls in traditional costume made of brass rings and filigree headdresses, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)

Mahadji Scindia, Maratha ruler, Gwalior, Central India
Mahadji Scindia (Mahadaji Shinde, 1730-1794), a Maratha ruler of the Maratha Empire, a state of Gwalior in central India. late 18th century

Panjdeh incident - Russian encounter with Afghan forces at Pul-i-Khishty (Brick Bridge). The incident of 1885 was a diplomatic crisis between the British Empire

Buman (Illig Qaghan), founder of Kaghanate Bum�an (Illig Qaghan)
Bumin Khagan (Illig Qaghan, reigned 551-552), founder of the Turkic Kaghanate. This form of government was typical for the Eurasian Steppe from the 6th to the 10th century. circa 6th century

King Sisowath of Cambodia
King Sisowath or Sisawat (1840-1927) of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate), wearing royal regalia. He reigned from 1904 until his death. Date: circa 1910s

Cambodia - Phnom-Penh - The six favourites of King Sisowath
Cambodia - Phnom-Penh - The six Favourites (Mistresses) of King Sisowath (1840-1927). Date: circa 1910

Juan Luna Novicio (1857-1899). Engraving. Colored
Juan Luna Novicio (1857-1899). Filipino artist. Engraving by Saderna. The Artistic Illustration 1884. Colored

Labourers unloading a barge, Hong Kong, c. 1900 Vintage early 20th century photograph
Labourers unloading a barge, Hong Kong, c.1900 Vintage early 20th century photograph

19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c. 1870 s
Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c.1870 s

Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan, c.1890 s

Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi
Late 19th century vintage photograph: (µÿĵ▓╗Õñ®þÜç, Meiji-tenn┼ì, 3 November 1852 - 30 July 1912) Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi, Japan c.1872

Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c. 1880
Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseur
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasol
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

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